Updated: 1/12/2011 2:15:00 PM U.S. economic activity continued to “expand moderatelyâ€� between mid-November early January, but demand for transportation services was mixed, the Federal Reserve said. Fed districts based in Cleveland, Atlanta and Kansas City,… Read More »Fed Sees Mixed Transportation Demand in U.S.
Guest “All That’s Trucking” blog by Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor I spent all of yesterday in an uncomfortable chair in a hotel meeting room listening to 35 guys say pretty much the same thing… Read More »Tonic for a Winter Day
Updated: 1/11/2011 1:30:00 PM The Department of Energy continued to boost its projected price of diesel fuel, saying it will average $3.40 this year — a jump of 17 cents from its forecast last month.… Read More »Diesel to Average $3.40 This Year, DOE Says
Commentary by Rolf Lockwood, Editor at Large By way of a brief introduction to this first of several Engine Smarts columns to come, let me start by admitting to a lifelong fascination with the hardware… Read More »Engine Smarts: No Answers Yet
Updated: 1/6/2011 10:30:00 AM Ryder System has completed its acquisition of Total Logistic Control at a cost of $200 million, the company said. Ryder will keep TLC’s entire staff in similar roles, it said in… Read More »Ryder Completes Total Logistic Control Acquisition
The Propane Education Research Council (PERC) and the other members of the Alternative Fuels Trade Alliance will kick off its 2011 nationwide training program on alternative fuels at a workshop for fleet managers January 13… Read More »Propane Alliance Kicks Off Nationwide Training Program
Updated: 1/7/2011 8:00:00 AM By William FeldPresident DG Transportation Inc. This Opinion piece appears in the Jan. 3 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Appointment scheduling is common in today’s transportation… Read More »Opinion: Late Fees and Supply Chain Integrity
Commentary by Glen Sokolis, Sokolis Group What is going on with diesel fuel prices? Let me try to give you my 2 cents – but please don’t shoot the messenger. I am sure you have… Read More »Are Fuel Prices Going To Break Your Budget?
Updated: 1/7/2011 8:30:00 AM The Obama administration Thursday released an outline of what the resumption of a cross-border trucking program with Mexico would look like, in an effort to stem the ongoing dispute that has led… Read More »DOT Proposes Revised Mexican Truck Program
Hyundai’s Blue Link promises text-activated Internet access. Will similar technology make an appearance in trucks? “All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor Driver distraction seems to have been a fairly hot issue driving announcements… Read More »Driver Distraction at CES
Updated: 1/7/2011 9:30:00 AM Trucking Industry Jobs Show Improvement The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 9.4% in December, the lowest in a year and a half, the Labor Department said Friday. Payrolls rose by 103,000,… Read More »Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.4%
DOT 01-11 Thursday, January 6, 2011 U.S. Cross-Border Trucking Effort Emphasizes Safety and Efficiency U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today shared with Congress and the government of Mexico an initial concept document for a long… Read More »U.S. Cross-Border Trucking Effort Emphasizes Safety, Efficiency and Job Growth